Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hung on by a thread

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables
hung on by a thread
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
1
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does hung on by a thread mean?
simple past and past participle of hang on by a thread

How to pronounce hung on by a thread

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